Pouring spout



F. TUNNICLIFF.

POURING SPOUT. APPLICATION man NOV. 15, L921.

Patented May 16, 1922.

FRANK TUNNICLIFF, OF BUBSLEM, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ENGLAND.

IE'OURING SPO'UT.

iaiaaoa Application filed November 15, 1921.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK TUNNIOLIFr,

subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, and resident ofBurslem, Stoke-om Trent, in the county of Stafford, England, potter,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pouring spouts, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in the spouts of teapots, coffeepots, and the like pouring vessels, the object being to provideimprovements at or near the outlet end of such spouts to prevent anydrip of liquid therefrom during the action of pouring and also whilstthe teapot is being moved to the horizontal position after pouring hastaken place.

My invention will be fully described with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a teapot constructedwith my improved spout, the lid of the teapot having been removed,

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of same, and

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation to clearly illustrate the spout.

In carrying out my said invention the inner face a of the breast a ofthe spout forms an acute angle X with the inclined face (if at the backof the lip (4 the apex c of the angle being slightly rounded and higherthan the lip a of the spout, the said apex a forming a sharp cut off ofthe liquid immediately pouring has been. accomplished. The lower portionof the pouring aperture b is slightly concave or recessed at a and theside cheeks a? are swollen a little more on their inner side than theyare at the outlet end or near the lip of the spout. The swell ingreferred to is shown in dotted lines at Fig. 2 and is for the purpose ofallowing the spread or distribution of the last drop of liquid flowinginto the recess or concave base a of the lip a of the spout. Theunderside of the lip a is provided with a slight depression or dimple ato arrest and detain Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 16, 1922.

Serial No. 515,278.

any atom of liquid if it should escape over the edge of the lip a Byconstructing the spout of teapots and other pouring vessels in themanner described the tea r other liquid can be poured therefrom into thecup in the ordinary way and when the pouring has been completed the flowof liquid is sharply cut off by the apex c at the moment the pouringvessel is being moved back again to normal position, the liquid nothaving passed over the lip a being retained in the shallow recess a theswelled cheeks a allowing transverse distribution thereof making itimpossible for any drip from the spout to take place.

hat 1' claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is1.. In spouts for teapots, coffee pots and other pouring vessels, thecombination with a sharp cut off formed by the apex or junction of theinner face of the breast of the spout and the inclined back face of thelip, of a shallow recess inside the lip of the spout and a slightdepression or dimple on the underside thereof substantially as and forthe purpose described.

2. In a spout for teapots, coffee pots and other vessels having thefeatures claimed in claim 1, the use of swollen cheeks for thedistribution or retention of the last drop of liquid after the pouringaction has taken place substantially as described.

A pouring spout having an upwardly projecting cut off in its underside,and a pouring lip in front of the said out off, said pouring lip havinga forwardly and downwardly inclined back face and an upwardly andforwardly inclined tip which forms a shallow recess with the said backface.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

FRANK TUNNICI JIFF.

Witnesses J. BENTON, JOHN H. Corns'rnAKn.

